Celina Leão
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Celina Leão | |
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| Governor of the Federal District | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2026 Acting: 8 January – 15 March 2023 | |
| Vice Governor | None |
| Preceded by | Ibaneis Rocha |
| Vice Governor of the Federal District | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – 30 March 2026 | |
| Governor | Ibaneis Rocha |
| Preceded by | Paco Britto |
| Federal Deputy | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 1 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | Federal District |
| District Deputy of the Federal District | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2019 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Celina Leão Hizim 2 March 1977 |
| Party | PP (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Celina Leão Hizim Ferreira (born 2 March 1977) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician affiliated to the Progressistas (PP),[1] who currently serves as the Governor of the Federal District, having succeeded Ibaneis Rocha after his resignation to run for the Federal Senate.
Leão was elected in the first round as Vice-Governor in 2022, and served only 8 days before assuming the interim governorship after the removal of her running mate Rocha for 90 days by the Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.[2] Ibaneis was removed after being accused of ignoring security flaws during the 8 January Brasília attacks.[3] The decision to remove Ibaneis from office ended up being endorsed in plenary of the Supreme Federal Court by 9 votes to 2, but it was later revoked by Alexandre de Moraes on 15 March 2023, resulting in Leão resuming her post as Vice-Governor.[4]
Leão is a former federal deputy and former state deputy, and she previously served as a president of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District. [5]
In February 2016, after Cristovam Buarque and José Reguffe decided to leave the Democratic Labour Party she also left the political party.[6] A month later, she decided to join the Popular Socialist Party, where she stayed until she decided to left in March 2018.[7] Soon after, she joined the Progressistas (PP), after being invited to run for federal deputy.